Sale 1217 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
Category — 3c 1851-57 Issues - Civil War, Group Lots
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
633
3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Rich color, vertical crease, tied by bold target cancel with duplex "Phila. Pa. Sep. 15, 1864" circular datestamp, "OLD STAMPS/NOT RECOGNIZED" two-line handstamp struck at top right partly off the cover (complete strike apart from "OL"), also "Due 6" handstamp, addressed to Brooklyn N.Y., 1864 docketingFINE. A LATE USE OF THE "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" HANDSTAMP ON AN 1864 COVER -- AN ATTEMPTED USE OF THE 3-CENT 1857 ISSUE THREE YEARS AFTER DEMONETIZATION.
Ex Gibson and Haas. With 1966 and 1997 P.F. certificates
E. 1,500-2,000
4,750